[PATCH v2 4/4] irq_work: Also rcuwait for !IRQ_WORK_HARD_IRQ on PREEMPT_RT

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Wed Oct 06 2021 - 07:19:16 EST


On PREEMPT_RT most items are processed as LAZY via softirq context.
Avoid to spin-wait for them because irq_work_sync() could have higher
priority and not allow the irq-work to be completed.

Wait additionally for !IRQ_WORK_HARD_IRQ irq_work items on PREEMPT_RT.

Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/irq_work.h | 5 +++++
kernel/irq_work.c | 6 ++++--
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/irq_work.h b/include/linux/irq_work.h
index b48955e9c920e..8cd11a2232605 100644
--- a/include/linux/irq_work.h
+++ b/include/linux/irq_work.h
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ static inline bool irq_work_is_busy(struct irq_work *work)
return atomic_read(&work->node.a_flags) & IRQ_WORK_BUSY;
}

+static inline bool irq_work_is_hard(struct irq_work *work)
+{
+ return atomic_read(&work->node.a_flags) & IRQ_WORK_HARD_IRQ;
+}
+
bool irq_work_queue(struct irq_work *work);
bool irq_work_queue_on(struct irq_work *work, int cpu);

diff --git a/kernel/irq_work.c b/kernel/irq_work.c
index daa5d12522faa..1833f9e23f224 100644
--- a/kernel/irq_work.c
+++ b/kernel/irq_work.c
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ void irq_work_single(void *arg)
*/
(void)atomic_cmpxchg(&work->node.a_flags, flags, flags & ~IRQ_WORK_BUSY);

- if (!arch_irq_work_has_interrupt())
+ if ((IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) && !irq_work_is_hard(work)) ||
+ !arch_irq_work_has_interrupt())
rcuwait_wake_up(&work->irqwait);
}

@@ -274,7 +275,8 @@ void irq_work_sync(struct irq_work *work)
lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled();
might_sleep();

- if (!arch_irq_work_has_interrupt()) {
+ if ((IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT) && !irq_work_is_hard(work)) ||
+ !arch_irq_work_has_interrupt()) {
rcuwait_wait_event(&work->irqwait, !irq_work_is_busy(work),
TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE);
return;
--
2.33.0